The U.S. is finally catching up with the rest of the world! Everyone rejoice! What? No, I don’t mean in education or healthcare—this is far more important. I’m talking about hangover cures. Yes, we’re finally getting a full-scale launch of the rest of the world’s favorite* hangover cure*: Berocca. *Actual favorite-ness and cure-ness not guaranteed.

Berocca was quietly made available to U.S. customers in 2012 by order through a website, but Bayer has purchased the drug for distribution within the U.S., and they’re making a serious marketing push. Well, maybe serious isn’t the right word, because the commercials are a fittingly goofy take on motivational speakers starring none other than Joel McHale:

*This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Basically, Berocca is just fancy, targeted marketing for some vitamins. It’s certainly not bad for you and may have some positive effect on how you feel, but the idea that it’s anything more than a multivitamin with a bit of caffeine is something even Bayer won’t commit to. Your biggest benefit may actually come through hydration from the water you drink when taking it, because a big part of being hungover is dehydration.

Whilst there have been no studies conducted on the effect of Berocca on hangovers, alcohol can affect the absorption and use of the B group vitamins. Apart from the other essential vitamins and minerals, Berocca is a high-dose vitamin B supplement which may help restore depleted levels of B-vitamins. Drinking a lot of water or other rehydrating drinks will help towards preventing or lessening most hangover symptoms. Having a Berocca effervescent tablet in water may also help you rehydrate.

Of course, they can’t say explicitly that it cures hangovers, but they know that word of mouth will associate it with hangovers without their help (it already appears on hangover remedy lists), so we have those conversations to look forward to with friends and family. At least we got motivational speaker Joel McHale out of it. FWA-PAH!

Earlier this week we brought the happy news that jetpacks will be a thing soon, and you can already get all your food in pill form. But now we move to a sign of living in the future that the Jetsons never saw coming — beer that doesn’t leave you with a hangover. Progress, my friends, is the most wondrous of all things.

Researchers in Australia (because of course) have made their first steps toward a beer that doesn’t cause hangovers by working to cut the dehydration potential of the drink. To do this, they’ve added electrolytes — like you would find in sports performance drinks — to the recipe. The good news? the addition of electrolytes seems to ease the hangovers induced by the brew. The bad news? It also results in a lower alcohol content beer.

In other words, for right now, it’s an imperfect solution. But it’s good to know researchers are working toward this great boon for humanity. Makes me feel like we’re finally on the right track as a civilization for once.